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Article: Gender Gap Among White Voters Bigger Now Than in 2004; Obama loses to McCain among white men, ties him among white women.(Barack Obama and John McCain)(Survey)
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- Gallup Poll News Service
- Article date:
- August 13, 2008
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Byline: Frank Newport
Synopsis: The gender gap in support for McCain versus Obama among non-Hispanic whites is wider than it was just before the 2004 election, with McCain beating Obama by 20 points among white men, and tying him among white women.
PRINCETON, NJ -- John McCain continues to have a significant advantage over Barack Obama among non-Hispanic white males while doing much less well among white females -- winning among the former by a 20-point margin, while only tying Obama among the latter.
This finding, based on Gallup Poll Daily tracking interviews with more than 8,200 non-Hispanic white registered voters conducted ...